Thursday, June 8th, 2023
The Rise of Audio Transcription Services: Streamlining Communication and Efficiency
In our increasingly digitised and fast-paced world, businesses and individuals alike are grappling with managing and extracting valuable information from audio recordings. Whether it’s meetings, interviews, webinars, or podcasts, the spoken word holds a wealth of knowledge and insights. Fortunately, audio transcription services have emerged as a transformative solution, revolutionising the way we process and
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Tuesday, April 25th, 2023
The Future of Transcription Services: Trends and Predictions for 2023 and Beyond
Transcription services are constantly evolving, with new technologies and trends emerging all the time. Here are some trends and predictions that McGowan Transcriptions can see happening for the future: Greater focus on security and privacy: As the amount of sensitive information being transcribed increases, there will be a greater focus on security and privacy. McGowan
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2022
AI vs Human Transcriptions, Which Is Better?
On the surface, audio transcription seems like a pretty easy task, you just write down exactly what you hear in an audio file. However, there are so many intricacies that make it far more complicated than you may initially think. Transcribers need to be able to understand accents, dialects, industry-specific jargon, facts and a whole
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Monday, July 4th, 2022
6 Most Dramatic Spelling Mistakes In History
Spelling mistakes, we all make them. Some more often than others. But did you know that a simple spelling mistake or grammatical error can have the most detrimental of outcomes? Throughout time there have been numerous occasions where a small error has resulted in a huge financial loss, a technology-altering change and even a problem
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Thursday, February 17th, 2022
What are those little distractions doing to your work?
Imagine the scene. The sun is shining and that morning coffee tastes just right. You feel wide awake, and your mind is sharp and focused. The phone is silent. Your next meeting is in the afternoon. Amazingly, you find that the article you’ve been trying to write for days is suddenly a walk in the
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Thursday, November 18th, 2021
AI Transcription – Sent From Heaven Or A Tool From Hell?
In a world where new technological advances are happening every single day, it’s no surprise that every single industry in the world has had to change. And ours is no exception. Speech recognition technology has improved considerably in the last few years, and it’s now at a stage that many businesses are starting to use
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Thursday, October 7th, 2021
Does Language Impact Transcription?
Language is an amazing thing. It can communicate anything and everything, from the simplest concepts to the most complex ideas imaginable, helping people from all walks of life meet at a common understanding. But knowing the words of a language isn’t the same as truly understanding it. There are a lot of things that go
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2021
Everyone Loves A Bargain… But At What Cost?
In the immortal words of Oscar Wilde, ‘People know the price of everything and the value of nothing’. In this day and age, everyone loves a bargain. Whether it’s a BOGOF in Tesco or a last-minute sale item stumbled upon after hours of searching on eBay, it’s human nature to want to feel that we’re getting more than we’ve paid for. How many times, though, have we landed what we think is a fantastic deal only to find that after three washes, the cheap T-shirt falls apart, the unbranded TV breaks out of warranty, or the sale item from eBay doesn’t exactly match the description on the site? When it comes to clothing or consumer goods, such experiences leave us with little more than a sense of disappointment and chagrin at our unwise opportunistic gamble. However, translate this into the context of your business – and it becomes a little more serious.
Friday, May 7th, 2021
What a fabulous start to May for the McGowan Transcription team!
Below are Trustpilot reviews that we received within a 24 hour period earlier this week. We are so grateful for every single review we receive, so to receive this many in such a short space of time was really special. If your current transcription company doesn’t wow you, please do get in touch so we
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
Illiterates: The words English speakers struggle to spell the most
“Favourite” is the most difficult word to spell across the English-speaking world, according to our research of Google’s search data. Runners-up include “definitely” and “diarrhoea” (which is spelled ‘diarrhea’ in the United States). These results take into account common search trends across countries that speak English as a first-language. Including the United Kingdom, United States,
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